| RISETOTHEOCCASION | Prove equal to an emergency |
| OCCASION | Get up with child, he, before time will prove equal to an emergency (4,2,3,8) |
| RISETOTHE | Get up with child, he, before time will prove equal to an emergency (4,2,3,8) |
| BOOTS | What a firefighter puts on before rushing to an emergency (and a perfect pair for kids who like to jump in puddles) |
| COBRA | Name used for any committee co-ordinating the UK Government's response to an emergency (5) |
| MATCH | Prove equal to the contest (5) |
| LIVEUP | Prove equal to expectations (4,2) |
| RISE | Prove equal (to) |
| DRAM | A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains. |
| PINT | A unit of liquid volume equal to an eighth of an imperial gallon (4) |
| AIRAMBULANCE | A helicopter specially equipped to transport sick or injured to hospital in an emergency (3,9) |
| WITS | Good things to have about you in an emergency |
| CRASHPAD | Place to sleep, especially in an emergency (5,3) |
| PINCH | Nip back to church in an emergency (5) |
| ATAP | Thatching material in an emergency used an inch short |
| NEARESTEXIT | Something to look for in an emergency |
| SOS | Letters used to signal an emergency in Morse code |
| CARDIACARREST | An emergency rule Caracas tried to break (7,6) |
| EQUALTOTHEOCCASION | Able to cope with an emergency |
| LEVELHEAD | Good thing to have in an emergency |
